The Vance Crowe Podcast

"This is not only a financial downturn as big as the great depression... this not a pandemic as lethal as the flu pandemic... the only thing that rivals [Coronavirus] is the Black Plague, in the 17th Century"

National Geographic Explorer in Residence and world renown population geneticist Spencer Wells joined Vance Crowe from his…

Jesse Civello is a physical therapist in Saint Louis, Missouri.  Coronavirus forced her business to pivot because she could no longer see patients in person.  Now their business is up and running via tele-medicine.  Jesse talks about what is different about virtual care for people in pain while doing every day activities.  

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I have a Friday morning meeting with Sarah Bohnenkamp ever week.  She is insightful, energetic and helps me push through the mental blocks that keep me from seeing opportunities. We recorded our conversation discussing how people are reacting to the chaos of Coronavirus and which people are adapting to thrive. We talk about handling the…

Brian Rund is a farmer and ag chemical salesman that paradoxically lives in Indianapolis.  We met after a little conflict on Twitter that prompted some far more interesting DM's.  We went on to have an interesting discussion of his perception of Coronavirus on April 9, 2020.

"Just say plant geneticist and data scientist" That is what Kate Crosby told me to say about her background.  She is a Canadian plant geneticist living in Sacramento California and she has a lot of ideas that are outside of the norm.

We discussed quarantine zones, how systems break down, how long people will stay in their houses…

Dan Broadbent is the host of a blogging platform that regularly reaches more than 1 million people. He was suspended from Facebook for publishing jokes about the death of Harambe; RIP.  Now Dan is on quarantine with his wife and children and he articulates the danger he sees with the disease, how he prepared and the conditions under…

Vance Crowe and Jayson Lusk describe how the agricultural supply chain is intricately tied together, and how there are dangers that cannot be foreseen when central control starts demanding that exports halt and the government has enacted war-time powers to direct companies to produce specific goods.  

Jayson Lusk is an economist,…

Matt Ridley is a member of the House of Lords, a Ph.D. Ornithologists, and author of my favorite book; the Rational Optimist. We had an astounding conversation about how the virus unlocks our immune system, the bureaucratic failures of the WHO, and what will happen to the EU in a post Coronavirus world. 

Rick Fox is an attorney with a portfolio of companies that he runs his offices in Saint Louis and New York City.  He discusses how Coronavirus has impacted his international importing business, what will happen if renters stop paying, and what he thinks will happen to the price of imported goods.  

Vance Crowe on Twitter:…

Robb Fraley Ph.D. is the former CTO of the agriculture seed and chemical company Monsanto.  Retired after the purchase of Monsanto by Bayer, Fraley spoke freely about his view from running the most important ag biotech company in the history of the world.

We discuss the time a vaccine would need to be tested before it was safe,…